chlordane
noun
chlor·dane
ˈklȯr-ˌdān 
: a viscous volatile toxic liquid insecticide C10H6Cl8 formerly used in the U.S.
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The pesticide chlordane was first used in homes in 1948.
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Rob Dunn, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2018
In a complaint filed by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, the city alleges that Velsicol produced a pesticide that contained chlordane and marketed it to low-income homeowners in the city from 1945 to 1988.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2022
But Racine claimed at a press conference that Velsicol knew long before that that chlordane could cause cancer, as far back as 1959, yet still sold products that contained the chemical.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2022
City departments and environmental researchers have known about the potential harm of chlordane in the Anacostia for decades.
—Drew Costley, ajc, 13 Oct. 2022
In an early skirmish, the state of Mississippi provided farmers with chlordane, an indiscriminate, organochlorine pesticide long since banned.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021
Neonics, as they’re often called, are, in some respects, even more toxic than Mirex and chlordane.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021
By 1951, however, German cockroaches in Corpus Christi, Texas, were resistant to chlordane.
—Rob Dunn, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2018
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Rob Dunn, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2018
In a complaint filed by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, the city alleges that Velsicol produced a pesticide that contained chlordane and marketed it to low-income homeowners in the city from 1945 to 1988.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2022
But Racine claimed at a press conference that Velsicol knew long before that that chlordane could cause cancer, as far back as 1959, yet still sold products that contained the chemical.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2022
City departments and environmental researchers have known about the potential harm of chlordane in the Anacostia for decades.
—Drew Costley, ajc, 13 Oct. 2022
In an early skirmish, the state of Mississippi provided farmers with chlordane, an indiscriminate, organochlorine pesticide long since banned.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021
Neonics, as they’re often called, are, in some respects, even more toxic than Mirex and chlordane.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021
By 1951, however, German cockroaches in Corpus Christi, Texas, were resistant to chlordane.
—Rob Dunn, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2018
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chlordane
noun
chlor·dane
ˈklȯ(ə)r-ˌdān
: a poisonous liquid insecticide formerly used in the U.S.
Medical Definition
chlordane
noun
chlor·dane
ˈklȯ(ə)r-ˌdān
variants
also chlordan
: a viscous, volatile, liquid insecticide C10H6Cl8 formerly used in the U.S.
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